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{{short description|Belgian footballer (born 1979)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean-François Gillet
| name = Jean-François Gillet
| image = Gilletbologna.png
| image = Gilletbologna.png
| caption =
| image_size = 200px
| full_name =
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|5|31}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|5|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liège (city)|Liège]], [[Belgium]]
| birth_place = [[Liège]], Belgium
| height = 1.81 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[Standard Liège]]<br>(on loan from [[Calcio Catania|Catania]])
| currentclub = [[Standard Liège]] (goalkeeping coach)
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = 1989–1996 | youthclubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| youthyears1 = 1989–1996
| youthclubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| years1 = 1996–1999 | clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]] | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0
| years1 = 1996–1999
| clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]] | caps2 = 37 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 1999–2000
| clubs2 = [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]]
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000–2011
| years3 = 2000–2011 | clubs3 = [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] | caps3 = 353 | goals3 = 0
| clubs3 = [[A.S. Bari|Bari]]
| years4 = 2003–2004 | clubs4 = → [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]] (loan) | caps4 = 44 | goals4 = 0
| caps3 = 353
| years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years6 = 2012–2015 | clubs6 = [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] | caps6 = 49 | goals6 = 0
| years4 = 2003–2004
| years7 = 2015– | clubs7 = [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 0
| clubs4 = → [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]] (loan)
| years8 = 2015– 2016 | clubs8 = → [[K.V. Mechelen|Mechelen]] (loan) | caps8 = 28 | goals8 = 0
| caps4 = 44
| years9 = 2016- | clubs9 = → [[Standard Liège ]] (loan) | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1993 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U15 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2012
| nationalyears2 = 1995 | nationalteam2 = Belgium U16 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| clubs5 = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
| nationalyears3 = 1994–1995 | nationalteam3 = [[Belgium national under-17 football team|Belgium U17]] | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| caps5 = 29
| nationalyears4 = 1995–1996 | nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-18 football team|Belgium U18]] | nationalcaps4 = 19 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 1996 | nationalteam5 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]] | nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 0
| years6 = 2012–2015
| nationalyears6 = 1996 | nationalteam6 = Belgium U20 | nationalcaps6 = 4 | nationalgoals6 = 0
| clubs6 = [[Torino F.C.|Torino]]
| nationalyears7 = 1996–2002 | nationalteam7 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]] | nationalcaps7 = 36 | nationalgoals7 = 0
| caps6 = 49
| nationalyears8 = 2009– | nationalteam8 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] | nationalcaps8 = 9 | nationalgoals8 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| pcupdate = 27 February 2016 (UTC)
| years7 = 2015–2016
| ntupdate = 19:07, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
| clubs7 = [[Calcio Catania|Catania]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2015–2016
| clubs8 = → [[K.V. Mechelen|Mechelen]] (loan)
| caps8 = 28
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2016–2021
| clubs9 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps9 = 33
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 595
| totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-15 football team|Belgium U15]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1995
| nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-16 football team|Belgium U16]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1994–1995
| nationalteam3 = [[Belgium national under-17 football team|Belgium U17]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1995–1996
| nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-18 football team|Belgium U18]]
| nationalcaps4 = 19
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 1996
| nationalteam5 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]]
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 1997
| nationalteam6 = [[Belgium national under-20 football team|Belgium U20]]
| nationalcaps6 = 4
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| nationalyears7 = 1996–2002
| nationalteam7 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| nationalcaps7 = 36
| nationalgoals7 = 0
| nationalyears8 = 2009–2016
| nationalteam8 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps8 = 9
| nationalgoals8 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2021–
| managerclubs1 = [[Standard Liège]] (goalkeeping coach)
}}
}}
'''Jean-François Gillet''' (born 31 May 1979) is a Belgian [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who plays for [[Standard Liège]] on loan from Italian club [[Calcio Catania|Catania]], and the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]].
'''Jean-François Gillet''' (born 31 May 1979) is a Belgian professional [[Association football|football]] coach and former player who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He works as a goalkeeping coach at [[Standard Liège]]. At international level, he was a member of the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian squad]] that took part at [[UEFA Euro 2016]].


==Club career==
==Club career==

===Standard Liège and Monza===
===Standard Liège and Monza===
He began his professional career in the youth system of [[Standard de Liège|Standard Liège]] and was called up to the first team at the age of just 17. In 1996 he made his debut in Belgian [[Belgian Pro League|First Division]] and the following season he took to the field on another two occasions.
He began his professional career in the youth system of [[Standard Liège]] and was called up to the first team at the age of just 17. In 1996, he made his debut in Belgian [[Belgian Pro League|First Division]] and the following season he took to the field on another two occasions.


In the summer of 1999, at the age of twenty, he moved outright to [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], then in [[Serie B]]. As a starter, he disputed 33 games.
In the summer of 1999, at the age of twenty, he moved outright to [[A.C. Monza Brianza 1912|Monza]], then in [[Serie B]]. As a starter, he disputed 33 games.


===Bari and Treviso===
===Bari and Treviso===
After playing four games in August with Monza, in the final days of the transfer market he accepted a move to [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] in [[Serie A]], who paid 5 million lire.<ref name="archiviostorico.corriere.it">http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/febbraio/07/Gillet_messo_nei_guai_una_co_0_030207263.shtml</ref>
After playing four games in August with Monza, in the final days of the transfer market he accepted a move to [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] in [[Serie A]], who paid 5 million lire.<ref name="archiviostorico.corriere.it">{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2003/febbraio/07/Gillet_messo_nei_guai_una_co_0_030207263.shtml|title = Archivio Corriere della Sera}}</ref>


His first season in the top flight, despite 20 appearances and some stand-out performances in goal, was marred by a prosecution for doping. After the match Bari-Reggina on 21 January, in fact, he became the first player in Italy to be indicted for testing positive for [[Nandrolone]]<ref name="archiviostorico.corriere.it"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2003/10/25/il-giudice-assolve-gillet-primo-positivo-al.html|title=Il giudice assolve Gillet primo positivo al nandrolone|publisher=La Repubblica|language=Italian|date=25 October 2003|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> and was forced by the sports court to serve a four-month disqualification.
His first season in the top flight, despite 20 appearances and some stand-out performances in goal, was marred by a prosecution for doping. After the match Bari-Reggina on 21 January, in fact, he became the first player in Italy to be indicted for testing positive for [[Nandrolone]]<ref name="archiviostorico.corriere.it"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2003/10/25/il-giudice-assolve-gillet-primo-positivo-al.html|title=Il giudice assolve Gillet primo positivo al nandrolone|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|date=25 October 2003|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> and was forced by the sports court to serve a four-month disqualification.


Over the next ten years he played 317 games for Bari in [[Serie A]] and [[Serie B]], with the exception of a short loan with [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]] in 2003–04, due to some disagreements with the then coach [[Marco Tardelli]].
Over the next ten years he played 317 games for Bari in [[Serie A]] and [[Serie B]], with the exception of a short loan with [[Treviso F.B.C. 1993|Treviso]] in 2003–04, due to some disagreements with the then coach [[Marco Tardelli]].
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In 2007 [[Antonio Conte]] arrived at Bari, and Gillet adapted his role in the team and was employed as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|sweeper keeper]]. The team triumphed in Serie B, returning to the top flight after a seven-year absence.
In 2007 [[Antonio Conte]] arrived at Bari, and Gillet adapted his role in the team and was employed as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|sweeper keeper]]. The team triumphed in Serie B, returning to the top flight after a seven-year absence.


In 2009–10, his performances were confirmed again at the highest level, only conceding seven goals in the first 12 rounds; with the defensive pairing of [[Andrea Ranocchia]] and [[Leonardo Bonucci]], they were among the teams in Europe with the least goals conceded.
In 2009–10, his performances were confirmed again at the highest level, only conceding seven goals in the first 12 rounds; with the defensive pairing of [[Andrea Ranocchia]] and [[Leonardo Bonucci]], they were among the teams in Europe with the fewest goals conceded.


On 18 March 2010 he renewed with Bari until 2014, and on 12 September 2010 against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], he officially became Bari's most-capped player after reaching 319 appearances for the jersey of the ''pugliesi'', overcoming Bari legend [[Giovanni Loseto]]. For this reason, the mayor of Bari gave the Belgian goalkeeper the keys of the city as a sign of attachment to the club and the city. Gillet remained a formidable goalkeeper: saving two penalties from [[Francesco Totti]], during the two matches between Bari and [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], and one from [[Robert Acquafresca]] of [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]. At the end of the season, however, Bari were once again relegated to [[Serie B]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/52701.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=Italian |title=Jean Francois GILLET |accessdate=4 May 2008}}</ref>
On 18 March 2010 he renewed with Bari until 2014, and on 12 September 2010 against [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], he officially became Bari's most-capped player after reaching 319 appearances for the jersey of the ''pugliesi'', overcoming Bari legend [[Giovanni Loseto]]. For this reason, the mayor of Bari gave the Belgian goalkeeper the keys of the city as a sign of attachment to the club and the city. Gillet remained a formidable goalkeeper: saving two penalties from [[Francesco Totti]], during the two matches between Bari and [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], and one from [[Robert Acquafresca]] of [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]. At the end of the season, however, Bari were once again relegated to [[Serie B]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/52701.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |title=Jean Francois GILLET |access-date=4 May 2008}}</ref>


===Bologna===
===Bologna===
In 2011, after Bari's relegation to Serie B, Gillet expressed his desire to finish his career in Serie A and was transferred to [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] in a deal worth €1.4 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballpress.net/index.php?action=read&idsel=88108 |title=FOOTBALLpress.net news: ITALY/ OFFICIAL, Gillet to Bologna |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405233555/http://www.footballpress.net/index.php?action=read&idsel=88108 |archive-date=5 April 2012 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> At his farewell press conference, Gillet tearfully bid farewell to his adopted home in Bari and their fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebelgianwaffle.co.uk/?p=829 |publisher=The Belgian Waffle|title=Jean-Francois Gillet – The Forgotten Bandiera |access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> In his first season at Bologna, Gillet immediately showed his goalkeeping abilities and was quickly taken to by the Bologna faithful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/sport/calcio/2012/04/14/697294-atalanta-bologna-tempo-reale.shtml|publisher=Il Resto del Carlino|language=it |title=Gillet, il Gatto di Liegi ha conquistato Bologna|date=14 April 2012|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> His 29 league appearances in goal helped Bologna finish 9th in the 2011–12 Serie A season, the club's best finish in a decade.


===Torino===
In 2011, after Bari's relegation to Serie B, Gillet expressed his desire to finish his career in Serie A and was transferred to [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]] in a deal worth €1.4 million.<ref>http://www.footballpress.net/index.php?action=read&idsel=88108</ref> At his farewell press conference, Gillet tearfully bid farewell to his adopted home in Bari and their fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebelgianwaffle.co.uk/?p=829 |publisher=The Belgian Waffle|language= |title=Jean-Francois Gillet – The Forgotten Bandiera |accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref> In his first season at Bologna, Gillet immediately showed his goalkeeping abilities and was quickly taken to by the Bologna faithful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/sport/calcio/2012/04/14/697294-atalanta-bologna-tempo-reale.shtml|publisher=Il Resto del Carlino|language=Italian |title=Gillet, il Gatto di Liegi ha conquistato Bologna|accessdate=15 May 2012}}</ref> His 29 league appearances in goal helped Bologna finish 9th in the 2011–12 Serie A season, the club's best finish in a decade.
On 5 July 2012 Gillet transferred to [[Torino Football Club|Torino]] for €1.7 million, with whom he signed a contract for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/10256/61/|publisher=[[Torino F.C.]]|language=it|title=Gillet al Toro|access-date=8 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918072259/http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/10256/61/|archive-date=18 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> At Torino he was reunited with former coach [[Giampiero Ventura]] from [[A.S. Bari|Bari]], making his debut on 26 August against [[A.C. Siena|Siena]] in a scoreless draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=SIENA VS. TORINO 0 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/26/italy/serie-a/ac-siena/torino-fc/1351261/|website=soccerway.com|access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> He played 37 matches for the ''Granata'' in the [[2012–13 Serie A|2012–13 season]].<ref name=soccerway-profile>{{cite web|title=J. GILLET|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jean-francois-gillet/18317/|website=soccerway.com|access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> However, on 6 June 2013, in the aftermath of the Bari match-fixing scandal, he was indicted for sporting fraud and on 16 July was suspended for three years and seven months due to his role in the matches Bari-[[A.C.D. Treviso 2013|Treviso]] on 11 May 2008; and [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]-Bari on 23 May 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=La procura: Gillet iIlecito sportivo Archiviata la posizione di Ranocchia|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Speciali/Calcio_Infetto/06-06-2013/procura-deferimenti-gillet-scommesse-ranocchia-bari-20525271082.shtml|website=gazzetta.it|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|access-date=13 July 2014|language=it}}</ref>


On 24 January 2014 the TNAS reduced the disqualification to 13 months (five of which he had already served).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/torino-tredici-mesi-di-squalifica-a-gillet-522552 |title=Torino, tredici mesi di squalifica a Gillet |publisher=TUTTOmercatoWEB.com |date= |accessdate=2022-07-11}}</ref> Gillet returned on 17 August 2014 in a triangular friendly in [[Mondovì]] against [[A.C. Bra|Bra]] and Virtus Mondovi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Torino/17-08-2014/torino-gillet-torna-sgomita-ventura-voglio-giocare-90161652123.shtml|title = Torino, Gillet torna e sgomita: "Ventura, voglio giocare"}}</ref> On 22 August he was recalled by Ventura for the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|playoff round]] against [[RNK Split]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torinogranata.it/notizie/rnk-spalato-torino-0-0-il-tabellino-ufficiale-48658|title=RNK Spalato-Torino 0-0, il tabellino ufficiale}}</ref> On 18 September Gillet played his first game as a starter for Torino since his suspension against the Belgian team [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], which ended 0–0 thanks to his heroic parries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Europa-League/Torino/18-09-2014/girone-b-bruges-torino-0-0-gillet-provvidenziale-l-attacco-non-punge-90489694116.shtml|title = Girone B, Bruges-Torino 0-0: Gillet provvidenziale, l?attacco non punge}}</ref>
=== Torino ===
On 5 July 2012 Gillet transferred to [[Torino Football Club|Torino]] for €1.7 million, with whom he signed a contract for three years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/10256/61/|publisher=[[Torino F.C.]]|language=Italian |title=Gillet al Toro|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> At Torino he was reunited with former coach [[Giampiero Ventura]] from [[A.S. Bari|Bari]], making his debut on 26 August against [[A.C. Siena|Siena]] in a scoreless draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=SIENA VS. TORINO 0 - 0|url=http://au.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/26/italy/serie-a/ac-siena/torino-fc/1351261/|website=soccerway.com|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> He played 37 matches for the ''Granata'' in the [[2012–13 Serie A|2012–13 season]].<ref name=soccerway-profile>{{cite web|title=J. GILLET|url=http://au.soccerway.com/players/jean-francois-gillet/18317/|website=soccerway.com|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> However, on 6 June 2013, in the aftermath of the Bari match-fixing scandal, GIllet was indicted for sporting fraud and on 16 July was suspended for three years and seven months due to his role in the matches Bari-[[A.C.D. Treviso 2013|Treviso]] on 11 May 2008; and [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]-Bari on 23 May 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=La procura: Gillet iIlecito sportivo Archiviata la posizione di Ranocchia|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Speciali/Calcio_Infetto/06-06-2013/procura-deferimenti-gillet-scommesse-ranocchia-bari-20525271082.shtml|website=gazzetta.it|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|accessdate=13 July 2014|language=Italian}}</ref>


===Catania===
On 24 January 2014 the TNAS reduced the disqualification to 13 months (five of which he had already served).<ref>http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/torino-tredici-mesi-di-squalifica-a-gillet-522552</ref> Gillet returned on 17 August 2014 in a triangular friendly in [[Mondovì]] against [[A.C. Bra|Bra]] and Virtus Mondovi.<ref>http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Torino/17-08-2014/torino-gillet-torna-sgomita-ventura-voglio-giocare-90161652123.shtml</ref> On 22 August he was recalled by Ventura for the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|playoff round]] against [[RNK Split]].<ref>http://www.torinogranata.it/notizie/rnk-spalato-torino-0-0-il-tabellino-ufficiale-48658</ref> On 18 September Gillet played his first game as a starter for Torino since his suspension against the Belgian team [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], which ended 0–0 thanks to his heroic parries.<ref>http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Europa-League/Torino/18-09-2014/girone-b-bruges-torino-0-0-gillet-provvidenziale-l-attacco-non-punge-90489694116.shtml</ref>
On 30 January 2015, he transferred to [[Calcio Catania|Catania]], on a contract until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calciocatania.it/article.php?id=31294&l=|title=Jean François Gillet dal Torino al Catania a titolo definitivo|access-date=31 January 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054933/http://www.calciocatania.it/article.php?id=31294&l=|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Catania===
On 30 January 2015, he transferred to [[Calcio Catania|Catania]], on a contract until 2017.<ref>http://www.calciocatania.it/article.php?id=31294&l=</ref>


====Loan to Mechelen====
====Loan to Mechelen====
On 4 October 2015, Gillet saved three penalties for Mechelen in a league game against Anderlecht.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/belgian-goalkeeper-saves-three-penalities-6575970 Belgian goalkeeper saves three penalties in same game - his team still didn't win]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34454162|title = Belgian keeper saves three penalties|work = BBC Sport}}</ref>


===Standard Liège===
On 4 October 2015, Gillet saved three penalties for Mechelen in a league game against Anderlecht.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/belgian-goalkeeper-saves-three-penalities-6575970 Belgian goalkeeper saves three penalties in same game - his team still didn't win]</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34454162</ref>
On 17 March 2018, Gillet played as [[Standard Liège]] beat [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] 1–0 in extra time to win the [[2018 Belgian Cup Final]] and qualify for the [[UEFA Europa League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.live.sporza.be/cm/lmc.mobile/m_mc_voetbal/Beker-van-Belgie-1718/MG_BVB_F/1.3162424 |title=Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst |access-date=23 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521203352/http://m.live.sporza.be/cm/lmc.mobile/m_mc_voetbal/Beker-van-Belgie-1718/MG_BVB_F/1.3162424 |archive-date=21 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== International career ==
==International career==
Gillet became known worldwide for conceding 10 goals against [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil]] at the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in Malaysia, in turn helping kick-start the career of [[Alex (footballer, born 1977)|Alex de Souza]].
In August 2009, at the age of thirty, after a strong performance against [[Inter Milan]] for [[A.S. Bari|Bari]], he was called up to the Belgian [[Belgium national football team|senior team]] in view of qualification for the [[2010 World Cup]] against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]].


In August 2009, at the age of 30, after a strong performance against [[Inter Milan]] for [[A.S. Bari|Bari]], Gillet was called up to the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian senior team]] in view of qualification for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] against eventual champions [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} He debuted on 5 September in Spain, parrying a [[David Villa]] penalty before conceding 5 goals, and then conceded twice in the next game, which saw Belgium suffer a shock 2–1 defeat.
He debuted 5 September 2009 in Spain, parrying a [[David Villa]] penalty, before conceding 5 goals. He conceded 2 goals in the next game, which saw the Belgian team defeated in Armenia by 2 to 1. On November 14, he kept a clean sheet in a friendly against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and again against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].

On 14 November 2009, Gillet kept a clean sheet in a friendly against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and again against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

==Style of play==
Considered to be a talented goalkeeper in his youth, Gillet was nicknamed "the cat from Liège”, a reference to his birth–place and quick reflexes, which allowed him to compensate for his relatively modest stature for a goalkeeper of {{convert|1.81|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}; however, his size is also thought by some pundits to have limited his performances occasionally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.toronews.net/toro/torino-gillet-vs-consigli-una-sfida-da-mezzogiorno-e-mezzo-di-fuoco/ |title=Torino, Gillet vs Consigli: una sfida da mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuoco |publisher=Toro News |language=it |date=20 November 2014 |access-date=28 July 2020 }}</ref>


==Match fixing allegations==
==Match fixing allegations==
On 16 July 2013, Gillet received a forty-three-month ban from football following his role in suspected match fixing during his time at [[A.S. Bari|Bari]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.football-italia.net/36468/gillet-banned-43-months |title=Gillet banned for 43 months! |work=Football Italia |date=16 July 2013}}</ref> On appeal this ban was reduced to 13 months,<ref>{{cite web|title=TNAS: squalifica ridotta per Gillet. Rientrerà ad agosto|url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/tnas-squalifica-ridotta-per-gillet-potrebbe-giocare-gia-contro-i-348081|website=calciomercato.com|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref> with return scheduled for August 2014.
On 16 July 2013, Gillet received a forty-three-month ban from football following his role in suspected match fixing during his time at [[A.S. Bari|Bari]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.football-italia.net/36468/gillet-banned-43-months |title=Gillet banned for 43 months! |work=Football Italia |date=16 July 2013}}</ref> On appeal this ban was reduced to 13 months,<ref>{{cite web|title=TNAS: squalifica ridotta per Gillet. Rientrerà ad agosto|url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/tnas-squalifica-ridotta-per-gillet-potrebbe-giocare-gia-contro-i-348081|website=calciomercato.com|access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> with return scheduled for August 2014.

==Career Statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|2009||4||0
|-
|2010||2||0
|-
|2011||1||0
|-
|2012||1||0
|-
|2013||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||9||0
|}

==Honours==
'''Standard Liège'''
*[[Belgian Cup]]: [[2017–18 Belgian Cup|2017–18]]<ref name="SW">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jean-francois-gillet/18317/ |title=Belgium - J. Gillet - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |publisher=int.soccerway.com |access-date=28 July 2020 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.belgianfootball.be/en/red-devils-team-selection Belgium Stats] at Belgian FA
*{{RBFA player}}
*[http://nr.soccerway.com/players/jean-francois-gillet/18317/ Jean-François Gillet] at Soccerway
*{{UEFA player}}


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Latest revision as of 09:47, 27 October 2024

Jean-François Gillet
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-31) 31 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1989–1996 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Standard Liège 6 (0)
1999–2000 Monza 37 (0)
2000–2011 Bari 353 (0)
2003–2004 → Treviso (loan) 44 (0)
2011–2012 Bologna 29 (0)
2012–2015 Torino 49 (0)
2015–2016 Catania 16 (0)
2015–2016 → Mechelen (loan) 28 (0)
2016–2021 Standard Liège 33 (0)
Total 595 (0)
International career
1992–1993 Belgium U15 2 (0)
1995 Belgium U16 4 (0)
1994–1995 Belgium U17 5 (0)
1995–1996 Belgium U18 19 (0)
1996 Belgium U19 1 (0)
1997 Belgium U20 4 (0)
1996–2002 Belgium U21 36 (0)
2009–2016 Belgium 9 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Standard Liège (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-François Gillet (born 31 May 1979) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He works as a goalkeeping coach at Standard Liège. At international level, he was a member of the Belgian squad that took part at UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

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Standard Liège and Monza

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He began his professional career in the youth system of Standard Liège and was called up to the first team at the age of just 17. In 1996, he made his debut in Belgian First Division and the following season he took to the field on another two occasions.

In the summer of 1999, at the age of twenty, he moved outright to Monza, then in Serie B. As a starter, he disputed 33 games.

Bari and Treviso

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After playing four games in August with Monza, in the final days of the transfer market he accepted a move to Bari in Serie A, who paid 5 million lire.[1]

His first season in the top flight, despite 20 appearances and some stand-out performances in goal, was marred by a prosecution for doping. After the match Bari-Reggina on 21 January, in fact, he became the first player in Italy to be indicted for testing positive for Nandrolone[1][2] and was forced by the sports court to serve a four-month disqualification.

Over the next ten years he played 317 games for Bari in Serie A and Serie B, with the exception of a short loan with Treviso in 2003–04, due to some disagreements with the then coach Marco Tardelli.

On 13 March 2008 he renewed his contract with the Galletti until 2011.

In 2007 Antonio Conte arrived at Bari, and Gillet adapted his role in the team and was employed as a sweeper keeper. The team triumphed in Serie B, returning to the top flight after a seven-year absence.

In 2009–10, his performances were confirmed again at the highest level, only conceding seven goals in the first 12 rounds; with the defensive pairing of Andrea Ranocchia and Leonardo Bonucci, they were among the teams in Europe with the fewest goals conceded.

On 18 March 2010 he renewed with Bari until 2014, and on 12 September 2010 against Napoli, he officially became Bari's most-capped player after reaching 319 appearances for the jersey of the pugliesi, overcoming Bari legend Giovanni Loseto. For this reason, the mayor of Bari gave the Belgian goalkeeper the keys of the city as a sign of attachment to the club and the city. Gillet remained a formidable goalkeeper: saving two penalties from Francesco Totti, during the two matches between Bari and Roma, and one from Robert Acquafresca of Cagliari. At the end of the season, however, Bari were once again relegated to Serie B.[3]

Bologna

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In 2011, after Bari's relegation to Serie B, Gillet expressed his desire to finish his career in Serie A and was transferred to Bologna in a deal worth €1.4 million.[4] At his farewell press conference, Gillet tearfully bid farewell to his adopted home in Bari and their fans.[5] In his first season at Bologna, Gillet immediately showed his goalkeeping abilities and was quickly taken to by the Bologna faithful.[6] His 29 league appearances in goal helped Bologna finish 9th in the 2011–12 Serie A season, the club's best finish in a decade.

Torino

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On 5 July 2012 Gillet transferred to Torino for €1.7 million, with whom he signed a contract for three years.[7] At Torino he was reunited with former coach Giampiero Ventura from Bari, making his debut on 26 August against Siena in a scoreless draw.[8] He played 37 matches for the Granata in the 2012–13 season.[9] However, on 6 June 2013, in the aftermath of the Bari match-fixing scandal, he was indicted for sporting fraud and on 16 July was suspended for three years and seven months due to his role in the matches Bari-Treviso on 11 May 2008; and Salernitana-Bari on 23 May 2009.[10]

On 24 January 2014 the TNAS reduced the disqualification to 13 months (five of which he had already served).[11] Gillet returned on 17 August 2014 in a triangular friendly in Mondovì against Bra and Virtus Mondovi.[12] On 22 August he was recalled by Ventura for the Europa League playoff round against RNK Split.[13] On 18 September Gillet played his first game as a starter for Torino since his suspension against the Belgian team Club Brugge, which ended 0–0 thanks to his heroic parries.[14]

Catania

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On 30 January 2015, he transferred to Catania, on a contract until 2017.[15]

Loan to Mechelen

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On 4 October 2015, Gillet saved three penalties for Mechelen in a league game against Anderlecht.[16][17]

Standard Liège

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On 17 March 2018, Gillet played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[18]

International career

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Gillet became known worldwide for conceding 10 goals against Brazil at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia, in turn helping kick-start the career of Alex de Souza.

In August 2009, at the age of 30, after a strong performance against Inter Milan for Bari, Gillet was called up to the Belgian senior team in view of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against eventual champions Spain and Armenia.[citation needed] He debuted on 5 September in Spain, parrying a David Villa penalty before conceding 5 goals, and then conceded twice in the next game, which saw Belgium suffer a shock 2–1 defeat.

On 14 November 2009, Gillet kept a clean sheet in a friendly against Hungary and again against Qatar.[citation needed]

Style of play

[edit]

Considered to be a talented goalkeeper in his youth, Gillet was nicknamed "the cat from Liège”, a reference to his birth–place and quick reflexes, which allowed him to compensate for his relatively modest stature for a goalkeeper of 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in); however, his size is also thought by some pundits to have limited his performances occasionally.[19]

Match fixing allegations

[edit]

On 16 July 2013, Gillet received a forty-three-month ban from football following his role in suspected match fixing during his time at Bari.[20] On appeal this ban was reduced to 13 months,[21] with return scheduled for August 2014.

Career Statistics

[edit]

International

[edit]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2009 4 0
2010 2 0
2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Standard Liège

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archivio Corriere della Sera".
  2. ^ "Il giudice assolve Gillet primo positivo al nandrolone" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Jean Francois GILLET" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALLpress.net news: ITALY/ OFFICIAL, Gillet to Bologna". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Jean-Francois Gillet – The Forgotten Bandiera". The Belgian Waffle. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Gillet, il Gatto di Liegi ha conquistato Bologna" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Gillet al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  8. ^ "SIENA VS. TORINO 0 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ "J. GILLET". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  10. ^ "La procura: Gillet iIlecito sportivo Archiviata la posizione di Ranocchia". gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Torino, tredici mesi di squalifica a Gillet". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Torino, Gillet torna e sgomita: "Ventura, voglio giocare"".
  13. ^ "RNK Spalato-Torino 0-0, il tabellino ufficiale".
  14. ^ "Girone B, Bruges-Torino 0-0: Gillet provvidenziale, l?attacco non punge".
  15. ^ "Jean François Gillet dal Torino al Catania a titolo definitivo". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  16. ^ Belgian goalkeeper saves three penalties in same game - his team still didn't win
  17. ^ "Belgian keeper saves three penalties". BBC Sport.
  18. ^ "Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Torino, Gillet vs Consigli: una sfida da mezzogiorno e mezzo di fuoco" (in Italian). Toro News. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Gillet banned for 43 months!". Football Italia. 16 July 2013.
  21. ^ "TNAS: squalifica ridotta per Gillet. Rientrerà ad agosto". calciomercato.com. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  22. ^ "Belgium - J. Gillet - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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